UAMS News
August 25, 2005
UAMS Cancer Control Department Awarded $60,000 Grant for Cancer Prevention Programs
LITTLE ROCK – The Cancer Control Department of the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded a grant of $60,000 by the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Minority Sub-recipient Grant Office.
August 24, 2005
Brendan Stack Joins UAMS Department of Otolaryngology
LITTLE ROCK – Brendan Stack Jr., M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as vice chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery in the College of Medicine.
August 23, 2005
UAMS to Host Ovarian Cancer Survivors Retreat Sept. 24
LITTLE ROCK – Survivors of ovarian and other gynecological cancers will be celebrated Sept. 24 during a day-long retreat sponsored by the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
August 22, 2005
Jaquiss to Direct UAMS-Children’s Hospital Pediatric Cardiovascular Program
LITTLE ROCK – Robert D.B. “Jake” Jaquiss, M.D., of Milwaukee has been named director of the pediatric cardiovascular program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine and at Arkansas Children’s Hospital.
August 18, 2005
UAMS Researchers Receive Grants Totaling $2.2 Million To Study Obesity, Diabetes Relationship
LITTLE ROCK – Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are examining how obesity relates to diabetes development in a study funded by three collaborative grants totaling $2.2 million from the National Institutes of Health.
UAMS Cancer Awareness Expo Aug. 20 in Forrest City
FORREST CITY – The third-annual St. Francis County Cancer Awareness Expo, to be held Aug. 20 in Forrest City, will include cancer-related information and health screenings offered by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and other organizations.
August 17, 2005
Tenth Annual Gala for Life Set for Sept. 29 To Benefit UAMS Arkansas Cancer Research Center
LITTLE ROCK – The 10th annual Gala for Life, an annual event benefiting the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will be held at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at the Peabody Little Rock.
UAMS Team Accomplishes First in Virus Research
LITTLE ROCK – A team of researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently became the first to identify a new model for studying viruses.
August 16, 2005
UAMS Receives Grant to Study Exercise and Cancer Patients
LITTLE ROCK – The inability to get a good night’s sleep is a problem that many cancer patients face. A $1.2 million grant recently awarded to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing will study ways to combat this often-troubling problem through the use of aerobic and strength-training exercise.
August 15, 2005
UAMS to Host Emergency Preparedness Conference Aug. 27
LITTLE ROCK – The second Emergency Preparedness Conference for Allied Health Professionals will be held Saturday, Aug. 27 in the Fred W. Smith Conference Center of the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute at UAMS.
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